Fixed Grab Article image from Attachments if there is no image embedded in the article content

[Hoffi]

If an article has no image but attachments, use the first attachment as preview image.

 

[Chris D]

That's what we do already.

 

[Hoffi]

In the Beta 2.2 I installed yesterday, it wasn't working. Or is it barely new?

 

[Mike]

Do you mean a non-embedded attachment? All of the previews you see in HYS are from attachments, but we only search embedded ones. (We prioritize attachments over IMG tags as well.)

 

[Hoffi]

Yes, not embedded attachment. If no image in the Article is linked, but there are attachments avaiable. Then grab the firt one of them.

 

[Chris D]

For now the workaround is to embed the image into the post and then change its size to 0 width. It doesn't render inside the post but will be used for the cover image.

This is how we end up with a different cover image on the article listing that doesn't actually appear to be embedded anywhere in the article content.

I had actually assumed that we took care of this case already but I think it's reasonable to make changes here.

 

[XF Bug Bot]

Thank you for reporting this issue, it has now been resolved. We are aiming to include any changes that have been made in a future XF release (2.2.0 Beta 3).

Change log:

If there is no embedded attachment image or linked image, attempt to use the first non-embedded attached image as an article's cover image.

There may be a delay before changes are rolled out to the XenForo Community.